Comb cleaner



N. FULTON Nov. 26, 1929.

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COM'B CLEANER Application led December 7, 1928.

My invention relates to supports orcomb cleaners of the kind consistingof webbing through which the teeth of the comb are drawn back and forthin the manner in which a razor is stroplped.

rlhe primary object of the invention is to provide a support tor thecleaner, the support being designed for the purpose oli' engaging bothends ot the cleaner and being so constructed that it may readily be heldby one hand while the comb is being drawn through it with the otherhand.

Another object which I have in view is the provision of a support withmeans for adl5 justably tensioning the cleaner.

Still another of my objects is the provision of a support which holdsthe cleaner obliquely so that it is most el'lective when drawing theteeth of the comb through the cleaner.

It is also my object to provide a support for securely holding thecleaner during use but so constructed that the comb cleaner may bereadily removed from the support when it is desired to wash the cleaner.

5 Having in view these objects and others which will be pointed out inthe following description, l will now refer to the drawings,

` in which Figure 1 is a view in perspective showing -SO one form of mycomb cleaner.

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing a modiied Jr'orm oi handlemember.

Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure l but showing a wire trame support.Figure 4 is a plan view of the cleaner shown in Figure 1.

The cleaner itselt is shown at 10. This consists of a web having aplurality of strands through which the teeth of the comb are drawn forcleaning purposes. The end portions 11 of the cleaner 10 are woven andare folded upon themselves and stitched to form loops. My inventionconsists of the elements ot the support for holding the cleaner l0.

rl`he support for the cleaner shown in Figure 1 includes a handle member12 having a plurality ot notches 13 and 14 for engaging the clips 15 and16 respectively. The clip J0 15 has a horizontal member at its upperexserial No. 324,541.

The clip15 is then bent at a rearward, downward and .inward inclinationto engage the side of the handle member 12. From thence it passes acrossthe under edge ot the handle member and then rearwardly and upwardly pand across tl'ieupper edge of the handle member, its .tree end portionengaging the sideot1 the handle member. The clip 16 is similar to thec-lip 15 except that the inclinations are all the reverse oi those ofthe clip 15.

ln applying the cleaner 10 to the support, the clips are tirst caused toengage the support through the loops in the ends 11. The clips are boththen caused to straddle the handle member 12 anda portion et the clip 15is seated in the notch 13 ot the handle member' 12'. At this stage therewill be considerable slaclrin the cleaner 10 but this slack may be takenup by moving the clip 16 to engage one of the notches la. On anewcleaner the first notch will usually be found toL give the cleanersullieient tension but after the cleaner becomes stretched, it becomesnecessary Vto seat the clip 16 in one ot the other notches 14.

The handle member shown lin VFigure 2 dillers from thatV shown in Figure1 only in the handgrip. In Figure 1 the handle member 12 is madesufficiently long to enable the user to grasp the handle memberat 1?,this vbeing.shaped for convenience in holding the f handle member. Inthe Figure 2 construction the handle member 12 has a hand grip 'somewhatfrom those shown in Figures 1 and 2 in that the support is formedentirely from heavy wire.

The cleaner itself is shown at lili) 10 and this is identical in allrespects with the cleaner shown in Figure 1. The support consists of thetwo wire parts having the same function as the supports shown in Figures1 and 2. One of the two wire parts consists of a looped handle member 18which is stepped downwardly at 19. One of the ends oit this member isunited with the other portion of the wire at 2O and the other portion ofthe wire continues-rearwardly and is then bent upwardly, outwardly andrear wardly at 21 and terminates in a horizontal portion for engagingthe loop in the end of the cleaner 10. The other wire member has ahorizontal portion for engaging the rear loop of the cleaner 10 and itthen passes downwardly to the stepped portion 19, across the under sideoi the handle 18 and finally forwardly and over the parallel portions ofthe first mentioned wire member. The manner ot attachingr the cleaner 10to the support in Figure 3 is similar to that in Figures 1 and 2. Whenit is desired to remove the cleaner from the supportit is necessary todepress the clip 22 to cause it to disengage from the stepped portion19.

In the Figure 1 construction the clips 15 and 16 are oppositely'inclinedso that in both cases the tension of the cleaner 10 is exerted in amanner such that the clips are seated'in the notches 13 and 111respectively-` The action in the Figure 3 construction is also such thatthe tension of the cleaner 10 causes the clip 22 to bear down on thesupport and to thus give a yieldable tension. It should also be notedthat the horizontal portions of the two clips have their free ends onopposite sides of the support. The tendency for the cleaner when undertension is to draw back on the free end of the horizontal portion. Bypositioning these horizontal portions in the manner shown, they willalways remain parallel and oblique to the longitudinal axis of thehandle. `When the comb is then drawn through the cleaner, the sides ofthe teeth are thoroughly scoured thus resulting in a more effectivecleaning of the teeth.

Having thus described my inventionv in such full, Clear, and exact termsthat its construction and operation will be readily understood by othersskilled in the art to which it pertains, what I claim as new and desireJto secure byLetters Patent of the United States is: Y

1. A support for comb cleaners, said support including a handle memberand means for engaging the comb cleaner at opposite extremitiesthereofrand in spaced relation teeth of a comb and having loop portionseX- tending across the opposite ends of the strands for retaining thesame in parallel relation when stretched, and supporting means fordetachable engagement with the loops at the opposite ends of the strandsand each having a supporting arm Jfor threaded engagement through theloops, said arms extending through the loops in opposite directions.

3. A comb cleaner comprising a web porn tion having a plurality ot'strands and loops extending across the opposite ends of the strands, andspaced supports for the web, each support having a transverselyextending arm and the arms of the supports extending in oppositedirections for engagement through the loops at the opposite ends of theweb.

In testimony whereof I ailix my signature.

NELL. FULTON.

with said handle member, said means being I adjustably connected withsaidhandle member for adjustably tensioning the comb cleaner.

2. A comb cleaner comprising a plurality of strands adapted to engagebetween the

